Thursday’s edition of “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli looked at the first GOP Primary Debate of the 2024 election cycle (0:23). Former Time Magazine reporter Alain Sanders also shared his thoughts on that debate (11:30). “Only in Bridgeport” blogger Lennie Grimaldi stopped by for his weekly update (20:21).
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When CT Examiner founder, Gregory Stroud, was a guest on The Lisa Wexler Show a listener asked if he would do a story on how teachers could change pension laws to be more equitable. CT Examiner’s education reporter, Emilia Otte, and New Haven teacher, Jane Roth, join Lisa Wexler to talk about Emilia’s investigative report following the request.
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In the news this week:
A private Atlanta college will be requiring face masks for two weeks. Leaders at Morris Brown said this week that precautionary measures are being taken due to an increase in COVID cases. And Hollywood studio Lionsgate is bringing back a mask mandate for its Santa Monica office. The move comes in response to a new wave of employees catching COVID. The studio also wants people to self-screen before coming in.
Following these national stories, we asked Dr. Browne why cases are spiking nationwide and why masking is the answer for some. Plus, we talked about the importance of the first FDA approved vaccine that is given to pregnant women in order to protect newborn babies from RSV.
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Ahead of the 41st annual WICC Surfside Hotel Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth, we spoke with The Fisherman Magazine! Matt Broderick talked about bluefish numbers bouncing back and why fishing continues to be a poplar pastime generation to generation.
“Connecticut Today” host Paul Pacelli started Wednesday’s show with a few observations on the first Republican Primary Debate (0:33) and we also checked in with State Republican Party Chairmen Ben Proto who was in Milwaukee for that debate (13:27). We aired portions of a response from Connecticut State Police officials regarding growing allegations of false ticket data (22:37). Hearst CT Media editor and columnist Dan Haar stopped by for his weekly update (42:06).
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Rick Landau, Project Manager for Unified Water Study, Barrier Spit Restoration, & Park Restoration, joins Lisa Wexler with Chloe Atkins, a Bridgeport Aqua Culture student conservationist who is part of an Ash Creek Conservation Assoc. program to save the Sound.
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John Gomes was the only Democratic candidate able to collect enough signatures to force a primary election for mayor. We spoke with both John Gomes ((00:00)) and incumbent Mayor Joe Ganim ((15:54)) about their platforms and visions for Bridgeport. The primary is set for September 12th.
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Billie is one of two cats who are still with us at the shelter. She came to us when her owner had to move and had trouble finding a home that Billie can move with them too.
She is about a year and a half old , with white and orange/black spots which we would call a calico-colored cat. Recently she was in a foster home, and she did very well the family. They had nothing but good things to say about our friend Billie. They did confirm that she can be sassy but if you have had sassy cats in the past, she is a breeze. There were two adults, a college, and high schooler I believe so she hasn’t met small children or cats. She was not happy with a dog we had visit with her so we would prefer her to go to a dog free home. Also, if you are looking for a cat like Billie but a tad bit older, we still have Chrissy who is waiting for her forever home. Come visit our website cthumane.org to see who is available in Westport. If you are interested in adopting; we are now doing in person adoptions from 12- 4pm. We hope to see you then!
Apparently, bluefish are a delicious, local fish more people should explore cooking in the kitchen. Creator of the ‘Fearless Eating’ site and blog, Craig Fear, shared his recipes. He also talked about the push for more people to enjoy this oily fish over shipped in fish, like salmon. It comes just days before our 41st annual WICC Surfside Hotel Greatest Bluefish Tournament on Earth.
Tuesday’s “Connecticut Today” with Paul Pacelli welcomed GOP State. Sen. Eric Berthel on a public hearing regarding the proposed elimination of gasoline powered vehicle sales in Connecticut by 2035 (0:35). Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio also chimed in on the same subject (13:48). University of New Haven Associate Professor Dr. Bradley Woodworth had an update on the Russian invasion of Ukraine (23:55).
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